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Living in China: Plenty of GPS potties, to keep Shanghai’s World Expo site clean
Next year's Shanghai World Expo will feature more than 200 of the world's most innovative pavilions filled with the most advanced technology and inspiring exhibits about modern urban life. But piles of rubbish, dirty surfaces and lack of potties would make a joke of the theme, "Better City, Better Life." [...]
Posted in China Also tagged architecture, environment, environmental protection, geospatial technology, GPS, Huangpu River, Illinois, Infrastructure, Li Ye, oil, public services, public transport, Shanghai, Shanghai Daily, Shanghai World Expo, Toilet, United States, Urban Development Projects, urban infrastructure, Urbanization 1 Comment
China Approves Disney Theme Park in Shanghai
After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said recently [...]
Posted in China, consumer behavior, economics Also tagged Anaheim, California, Chinese Government, Disney, Disneyland Park, entertainment, Florida, japan, Magic Kingdom, Paris, Pudong, real estate, Shanghai, Tokyo, United States, USD, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney World Resort 1 Comment
Chinglish: English standards to be issued for Shanghai Expo 2010
The Shanghai English Language Usage Standards will be issued soon to improve English-language signs and services before the 2010 World Expo, the Shanghai Language Work Committee said recently.
Posted in China Also tagged hospitals, public transport, restaurants, Shanghai, Shanghai Daily, Shanghai World Expo 2 Comments
Design in China: Shortage of creative talent in Shanghai
Shanghai has a shortage of creative design talent, experts said at a forum at the China International Industry Fair recently. Chen Tianzhong, president of Wiselogic Investment Group, said in seven industries in Shanghai, including construction, advertising, light industry and multimedia, are eager to find more design personnel [...]
Posted in China, design, innovation Also tagged advertising, designer, Economic Development, Game, Hong Kong, Italy, London, Shanghai, United Kingdom 1 Comment
China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: the world’s largest domestic tourism market
In 2007, China's total tourism revenue reached 1,09 trillion yuan (over 148 million US dollars), exceeding one trillion yuan for the first time. China now has one of the largest tourism markets in the world, said Wang Zhifa, deputy director of Chinese National Tourism Administration.
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China Restricting Visas to Foreigners, hurts Tourism
China has begun to restrict visas for foreign visitors. The Washington Post presents several perspectives on why this is happening, including Olympic security concerns and a growing sense of nationalism among Chinese. On paper, the visa rules for China have always been strict. In addition to frustrated potential visitors to China, the economy is also experiencing difficulties due to the new visa restrictions. The Wall Street Journal reports on the vacant hotels in Beijing, built for Olympic visitors and other tourists who are now hampered from entering China....
Internet in China: World’s Largest Internet Market
Chinese Web users will spend 45.8 percent more this year on online games and booking hotel and flight tickets, among other services available online: total spending by Chinese Internet users will hit 581.5 billion yuan (US$77.53 billion), said an Internet Society of China report issued recently. The report's findings are based on data collected from a survey of 50,786 mainland Internet users and 270 companies across the country, as well as from seminars and interviews with industry experts [...]
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China: Technology, Innovation and the Environment
Since the beginning of its economical opening -- when the first 5-year plans were devised in 1979 -- China has being growing at an incredible speed, with its GNP numbers jumping from 44 billion dollars to 1.6 trillion dollars in just 20 years. Such growth has pushed the Chinese manufacturing industry into devouring huge amounts of natural resources in a alarming way: in 2004, China -- the 8th largest economy in GNP scale -- consumed 8% of all the oil, 31% of all the coal, 10% of all the electricity, 30% of all ore, 30% of all steel, 19% of all aluminum, 20% of all the copper and 40% of all cement produced in the world [...]
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China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: U.S. destinations target affluent Chinese tourists